Chapter 18 - Red Liquid(2)
Like every great story, there was an end. Such was the predetermined outcome of Reve's intoxicated status.
His blurry eyes sharpened as he felt himself trying to comprehend what had just happened to him.
"Where am I?" he muttered as he took a glance at his current environment.
One thing was for sure—He wasn't in the cave anymore.
His current location resembled the centre of the Amazon settlement.
'Did I sleepwalk? The last thing I remember is my body betraying me. I was forced to drink the bloody red liquid. Hmmm, did I blackout? Whatever, it doesn't matter. I have to assess my current state.'
Reve walked closer to the metallic statues at the centre of the village square. He looked at himself through the reflection from statues and smiled, "This is good. I'm still as beautiful as ever. If anything, my handsomeness became more defined. Ohhh, those lady cats won't be able to take their eyes off me. Hmmm, apart from the few red patches of fur, I can't see anything new."
After observing himself, he trailed around in a circle, trying to organize his thoughts.
He mentally marked two key things.
One, he clearly drank a foreign substance, whose effects were still unknown.
Two, his mana capacity had increased, which indirectly increased his mana. Even better, his body felt stronger. He didn't have to look at his Nixy Window to tell he had received a massive upgrade.
This obviously was directly linked to the red liquid.
[Notce: You consumed drops of the blood pool. Various effects have taken to ppaction]
[Noice: Most of your attributes experienced a phenomenal rise.]
[Notice: The chance of you converting to an Amazon has been negated by skill [Trinity Candidate].]
[Notice: Your level has increased. Updating all the Nixy windows.]
[ Name: Reve
Race: White Arcadian Cat(Neophyte)
Level(exp): 16 (1/10)
Path: Magic
Titles: Kin of Amethyst, Deviant, First Kind, Slime Killer, Magic User
AP: 36
[Attributes]:
[Skills]: ]
As Reve digested the massive flow of information, he walked out of the settlements. If he was to stay behind, he wondered what sort of danger would happen to him.
Also, he had figured out what had previously puzzled him.
Why were the so-called Amazons not being able to take care of a magical creature?
It made no sense. Reve didn't belittle Mr.Killer, but it had to be known that the Amazons should have some elderly figures with rich experience and profound strength. After all, they had most likely settled here for years.
It didn't match the picture painted by Mr.Owner. Reve could even dare say that even amazonian children could take care of themselves. They were not weak!
'Hence, these were likely impostors? No, there is no reason to impersonate a tribe, especially when considering the long term. Based on the information I have just processed, it should be either the people of the settlement were normal humans or they were half-amazons. The blood pool backs up this fact .'
'To gain amazonian's characteristics, they had to baptize themselves in the blood pool. Blood pool….? What was it made from? I should be of Amazon blood!'
Like a filthy underground blessed with the presence of light once more, every tiny dot in Reve's mind connected. He could see the greater picture.
'The blood pool was provided by the true Amazons. It was used to convert more regular humans to their side. "Your chance of being converted"...? Which means it is only a possibility, not a certainty. It should be the case for the people of the settlement or else they would have spawned multiple amazons. The true Amazons should have left this area a long time ago. Of course, they couldn't settle here. How could I forget their war-like behaviour?'
After the conclusion of the huge mystery of the amazons, Reve found himself at the riverside. He had subconsciously walked to where he intended to go.
"I have to stop thinking while walking," muttered Reve.
He was lucky he didn't need up in the mouth of a foul beast.
Nevertheless, he glanced at the ray of cool light that was produced by the river and the beautiful sun watching above, "River Scyth. The famous river. It is said to flow through all the islands in the archipelago. It is my ticket to the other Mr.Owner's abodes."
When memorizing the maps, Reve noticed that Mr.O, Mr.Owner for short, has positioned his abodes at the sides of the serpentine river. So, if he were to follow the path of the river, he would find the other abodes.
Reve was in no hurry to find the second abode. He took his time to hunt some bountiful fishes and practised his magic.
Without sufficient practise, one's magic would get dull, especially a beginner's magic like his.
It wasn't a boring process at all. In fact, he began to find pleasure in the process of exhausting his mana reserve and refilling it back.
Half an hour later, Reve had found his prey to test the fruits of his hard work on.
[Wild Cat (Level 14)]
[Wild Cat (Level 16)]
[Wild Cat (Level 15)]
[Wild Cat (Level 17)]
Ahead of him was a pride of wild cats. The moment he set his eyes on them, they sensed him and went on alert.
"This seems useless now," sighed Reve.
He didn't need the appraisal skill to inform him of the race of his enemies.
Big brown fur. Huge body. Long whisk. Terrifying bushy mane. These were all the characteristics of a wild cat.
In truth, they were more similar to the lions of Earth.
Reve kept his eyes on them, paying attention to any minute movement, "I suddenly feel like sleeping. They have the numbers and the destructive force. Also, they are neophytes. Hence, they would have innate skills that could rival magic skills."
*Whoosh!*
Having being predators all thier lives, the wild cats took the first move.
The biggest cat jumped at Reve and swiped his claw.
Reve swiftly dodged the claw and attempted to jump on the back of the wild cat. However, he sensed another presence behind him so he retreated.
'Ahh, I knew it was never going to be easy,' sighed Reve.
He was prepared to activate his magic skill when an insane fiery ball appeared in front of his small body. It moved closer to him at a speed that could rival his.
"Now, what is that? The [Fireball] innate skill. I'm jealous," Reve observed the skill.
It was his first time seeing a skill of magical nature other than his.
Nevertheless, since he had sensed it a while away, he had devised a set of counter-moves.
A magic circle opened close to his mouth. It gave off a mystical feeling that contained the rich smell of the unknown. Yet, it blinked in and out of existence, indicating it's unstable status.
However, that did not stop Reve from using his attack. With the power of the magic circle, he wielded a blob of mana with finesse and fired at the fire ball.
*Boom!*
The two attacks clashed, leading to a beautiful negation.
Meanwhile, Reve smiled as he looked at the strength of his skill.
The smile did not last for long. He soon noticed that he had made an erroneous mistake. He had taken his eyes off his enemy.
As soon as he spread out his senses once more, he marked the new location of his adversaries.. They were in a circle, with him at the center….and air around them was becoming increasingly hot!